The Five Points Alley Project has embarked on a mission to turn alleys into pathways. It’s an effort sweeping the nation to shine a new light on those dark and dingy side streets.

The Five Points Alley Project has embarked on a mission to turn alleys into pathways. It’s an effort sweeping the nation to shine a new light on those dark and dingy side streets.

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Updated: 7:29 PM EDT Apr 23, 2014

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WEBVTT GROUNDS AND DRUG HANGOUTS ......BUT AN EFFORT IS SWEEPING THENATION TO SHINE A DIFFERENTLIGHT.... ON SOME OF OUR DARKAND DINGY SIDESTREETS. WLWT NEWSFIVE'S COURTIS FULLER.... TAKESUS TO A LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT'SLEADING THE WAY.(Courtis Fuller/News 5: There'sa transformation taking placein Walnut Hills and you'll besurprised to find out one of theplaces helping spark thatredevelopment)(Thea Munchel/Walnut HillsRedevelopment Foundation: Abouta year ago this space wascompletely overgrown with weedsand trees and it was also aplace for litter and negativebehaviors)THIS PLACE IS CALLED FIVE POINTSALLEY. BUT THIS VIDEOFROM THE WALNUT HILLSREDEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ..SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS TO AN ALLEYWHEN YOU ADD A LITTLE T-L-C. THEFOUNDATION IS ON A MISSION TOTURN ALLEYS INTO PATHWAYS. WE'RESEEING THIS EFFORT IN OTHERCITIESPHILADEPHIA TO SEATTLE,DENVER.AND WASHINGTON D.C.(Thea Munchel/Walnut HillsRedevelopment Foundation: Itwent from having tires andbroken bottles and overgrownweeds to a place we could seeusing owning and occupying as acommunity gathering space)FIRE SIDE PIZZA IS ONE OF TWONEW BUSINESSES PREPARING TO OPENBECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF THEFIVE POINTS PROJECT AND THEHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO MADE ITCLEAR THEY ARE RECLAIMING THENEIGHBORHOOD(Kent Hardman/Business Owner: Ifeel like im in new Orleans orfrance when I'm down there) KENTHARDMAN IS THE OWNER OF THIS OLDFIRE HOUSE THAT WAS VACANT FOR35 YEARS.(Kent Hardman/Business Owner:Bringing a firehouse back tolife is definitely a dream ofmine so when I walked in firsttime I got goose bumps)(Kent Hardman/Business Owner:meeting with the community andcity council realizing how muchmovement is behind walnut hillsswayed me to developa project in walnut hills) THEREARE SIGNS OF PUSH BACK. BUTTHE ONLY WAY TO SUCCEED.JUSTKEEP PICKING UP THE TRASH(Thea Munchel/Walnut HillsRedevelopment Foundation: Itdoes continue to be a challengeas it is any place that wasteand garbage is something thathas to be picked up to keep itfrom getting pout of control)(Courtis Fuller/News 5: Don't besurprised if you see otherneighborhoods around the citylatching on to this great ideato breathe life back into theircommunity. I'm Courtis FullerWLWT News Five)NEXT MONTH... THE WALNUT HILLSREDEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WILLHOLD ITS FIRST CLEANUP OF THEYEAR, AT FIVE POINTS AND THEN ONTHE THIRD WEEKEND OF EVERYMONTH.....THEY'LL HOLD A FAMILYFRIENDLY EVENT ON SATURDAY....AND A POPULAR BEER GARDEN ONSUNDAY

Alley project aims at cleaning up side streets

The Five Points Alley Project has embarked on a mission to turn alleys into pathways. It’s an effort sweeping the nation to shine a new light on those dark and dingy side streets.